A karst window, also known as a karst fenster, is a geomorphic feature found in karst landscapes where an underground river becomes visible from the surface within a sinkhole. A spring emerges and its discharge abruptly disappears again into a sinkhole; the word fenster is German for window, describing how the feature opens a view into the karst system below.
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In Discipline: Speleology, Lead paragraph
A karst window, also known as a karst fenster, is a geomorphic feature found in karst landscapes where an underground river is visible from the surface within a sinkhole
Caused By: Karstification, Lead paragraph
A karst window, also known as a karst fenster, is a geomorphic feature found in karst landscapes where an underground river is visible from the surface within a sinkhole
In Group: Karst Landscapes and Landforms, Lead paragraph
A karst window, also known as a karst fenster, is a geomorphic feature found in karst landscapes where an underground river is visible from the surface within a sinkhole.
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